Kao Corporation (TYO:4452)
Japan flag Japan · Delayed Price · Currency is JPY
6,186.00
+82.00 (1.34%)
At close: Jan 30, 2026

Kao Corporation Ratios and Metrics

Millions JPY. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020
Period Ending
Jan '26 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21 Dec '20
2,798,0362,967,1362,696,2052,442,6862,852,2833,833,082
Market Cap Growth
-4.40%10.05%10.38%-14.36%-25.59%-11.68%
Enterprise Value
2,778,0602,944,6032,709,8442,486,8322,835,3743,825,081
Last Close Price
6186.006235.295532.044878.735438.657043.05
PE Ratio
23.6327.5361.4628.3926.0230.39
Forward PE
21.5425.8630.0321.9521.7228.37
PS Ratio
1.681.821.761.582.012.77
PB Ratio
2.652.702.662.452.904.09
P/TBV Ratio
3.853.923.953.393.915.49
P/FCF Ratio
23.9120.5818.1837.3624.6824.68
P/OCF Ratio
15.3014.7213.3218.6616.2517.85
PEG Ratio
2.420.882.423.283.685.46
EV/Sales Ratio
1.661.811.771.602.002.77
EV/EBITDA Ratio
11.1112.6114.2812.2211.8114.44
EV/EBIT Ratio
16.9420.3127.0421.8718.5621.38
EV/FCF Ratio
23.7420.4218.2738.0324.5324.63
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.230.220.260.260.270.29
Debt / EBITDA Ratio
0.961.051.381.291.121.03
Debt / FCF Ratio
2.031.701.764.022.331.77
Asset Turnover
0.940.900.880.900.840.83
Inventory Turnover
3.583.683.593.963.973.98
Quick Ratio
1.091.181.141.031.321.31
Current Ratio
1.781.791.781.661.921.83
Return on Equity (ROE)
11.75%10.46%4.60%8.87%11.59%14.15%
Return on Assets (ROA)
5.65%4.98%3.58%4.14%5.67%6.74%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
11.75%10.77%7.35%9.04%12.78%15.23%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
12.20%10.70%7.70%9.20%11.90%14.40%
Earnings Yield
4.34%3.63%1.63%3.52%3.84%3.29%
FCF Yield
4.18%4.86%5.50%2.68%4.05%4.05%
Dividend Yield
2.49%2.44%2.71%3.03%2.65%1.99%
Payout Ratio
58.66%65.18%158.06%80.12%61.90%51.52%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
0.15%0.05%0.98%1.27%1.14%0.49%
Total Shareholder Return
2.64%2.49%3.69%4.30%3.79%2.48%
Updated Sep 30, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.